From the javadoc:
The Dimension class encapsulates the width and height of a component
(in integer precision)
Why not represent these as an int or long?
From the javadoc : The Dimension class encapsulates the width and height of a
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From the javadoc:
The Dimension class encapsulates the width and height of a component
(in integer precision)
Why not represent these as an int or long?
I reckon it is because the superclass, Dimension2D, declares the method to return a double. For most solutions an integer is fine, but when you wish to create a Dimension2D type for vector graphics, returning dimensions as something else than integers would be necessary.